Willow Grove air base tapped to house drone-control station

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP)  The U.S. Air Force is expected to build a ground-control station for remotely piloted drones at a Pennsylvania National Air Guard base in suburban Philadelphia.

The state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs said Tuesday that nearly 250 new staff will be needed to support the 111th Fighter Wing's new mission at the former Joint Reserve Base-Willow Grove in Horsham.